Cheese-cabinet.



U. C. BROWN.

CHEESE CABINET.

v APPLIGATION FILED Pmmv, 1907.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

C. G. BROWN.

GHEESE GABINET. APPLIUATIO'N rum) 11:13.21, 1907.

Patented sept. 29, 1908.

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CHARLES c. BROWN,

OF 'CHAMBERSBURG, PEN'NSYLVNIA.

CHEESE-CABINET.

No. e99,e45.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. ae, isos.

Application filed February 27, 1907. Serial No. 359,638.

To vall whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chambersburg, in the county of Franklin and State lof Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Cheese-Cabinets, of-

which the following is a specification.

This invention 1s an lmprovement 1n cabii nets, and relates more especially to the class 1o oi cheese cabinets of that type which are provided with a slidable table ors'upport for the cheese cutting device, whereby the latter may be moved partly out of the cabinet for convenience of o eration.

One of the objectsof the invention is to provi which will permit of the parts thereof being separated-or knocked down and arranged in compact'form for convenience and economy in shipping, and in which the operation of assembling the parts to cabinet form may be readily accomplished by an unskilled person.

A further object of. the invention is to provide a peculiar construction and arrangement which will facilitate the' operation of opening the cabinet to expose the cheese for the purpose of cutting the same, and in which such operative parts may be easily kept clean.

Other, though minor, objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and what I claim as novel in my improved form of cheese cabinet will be hereinaf er specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a `cheese cabinet con-v structed in accordance withmy invention, the door being opened'or lowered, in which position the slidable cheese support is moved forward and the hinged section of the top elevated to expose the cheese for cutting. `Fig.` 2' is a vertical longitudinal sectional vView through the cabinet, the same being in its closed position. Fig. 3 is a detail trans-` verse section View through the lower part or base portion of the cabinet. Fig. 4 is a view showing the parts knocked down and arranged for shipment. details hereinafter referred to. p' Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Flg. 2.

Like numerals ofreference indicate like parts in all the views of the drawings;

In carrying out. my invention las shown. The

' panels 10 and the back tions, as 1 tending forwardl Figs. 5 and 6 are' the bottomI neot'ion` with lsaid molding portion or base ofthe cabinet is made of the side pieces 1, the end piece 2, vthe stationary bottom` 3, and the removable sillpiece 4, to which latter the door 5 is hinged,v

r edges of theparts 1 nl??e and 2 are grooved or a partof their length,

- as-at 6, to receive the glass panels, Vand said 'parts are also reinforced at their outer sides by molding strips 7, which latter serve also as an ornamenta finish for'this part of the cabinet. f

At the front end of the cabinet rise Vertical corner posts 8,' and at the rear end are corner posts 9, the latter'being angular in cross-section, and said corner posts 8 'and 9' are provided with means, hereinafter described,.bylwhich they detachably engage v the top and bottom portions of the cablnet. The angular corner-posts 9 are grooved at their verticaledges for a portion of their length, as at 9a, to receive an edge of the side anel 11, said panels l0 and 1l bein prefera ly of glass, as indicated in the rawings. One edge of each corner-post 8 is also Agrooved fora portion of its length,vas at 8a, to receive the front edge of the side panels 10.

The top of the cabinet comprises a tog piecemade in two parts or sectional?) an 14, hinged together so that one of said sec'- may form the'stationary part of the top and the other section, as 14, may swing upward to further expose the cheese when the cabinet is open. The section 13 of the top is rovided with depending side pieces l5 an end piece 16, the side pieces eX- as shown, to form a rest for the swinging top section 14'and the latter is provided at its forward end -with a depending board 17 which forms a part of the front of the cabinet. The parts 18 and 14 ofthe top are reinforced or braced by suitable battens 18 secured to the underside thereof, the battens for the stationary topsection 13 being secured at its ends to the depending side pieces l5 of the top to form braces therefor, while the battens on the swinging top section 14 fofm braces for the depending front board 17. he depending side and end pieces 15 and 16 of the top are finished with molding strips 15a and 16, re spectivel'y, which are attached thereto,'saidf side'an'd end pieces being Iabbeted at their opposite ends, said rabbeted portions, in conico sockets, as 5011 and 50", to 'receive the corner posts 8 and 9, respectively, the corresponding side and end pieces 1 'and 2 of the base portion of the cabinet being also rabbetedA in exactly thesaine manner to form similar sockets. The ends of the posts 8 and 9 are tenoned, as at 8b and 9", respectively, (Fig. 6), so that they will lit in the sockets of the top-and bottom, and so that smooth joints will be presented at all'the corners of the cabinet. As the glass panels 10 and 11 also engage the depending side and end pieces 15 and 16 of the top, these pieces are provided at their lower edges, for a portion of their length, with grooves 15b and 16", respectively, which receive said panels.

The door 5 of the cabinet comprises an ordinary rectangular frame in which is secured a panel 5a, of wood or other material,

and said panel is provided at its upper end with a narrow horizontal opening which is covered by wire gauze 19, said gauze covered opening serving as a ventilator for the cabinet. The door is hinged at its lower end to the sill-piece 4, as hereinbefore stated, so that it.will be removable therewith, and for. convenience in opening and closing the door it is provided with a knob 20.

Mounted upon the bottom board 3, and

disposed longitudinally, is a pair of rails 21, secured to said bottoni board and to the end piece 2 of the base portion of the cabinet, the upper edges of said rails being rounded transversely and lit in corresponding recesses along the lower edge of a pair of similarly disposed rails Q3 .secured to the underside of a table or supporting'board 24,'`

I whereby said table or support isidably mounted.A This support or table is adapted to move partly out of the cabinet when th( door 5 is open, and in order to limit its forA ward movement, as well as keep it upon itsl rails 21, said slidable table or support is provided with opposite guides 25 at its rear end which slidably engage the underside of a guide-rail 26, one at each side of the cabinet, the said guides being adapted to abut against stopbl0cks 27 which' serve to limit the forward movement of said table or supportingboard 24.

In order toautomatically move the table or supporting-board 24 forward when the door 5 is lowered, I provide a curved rod 28, which is pivoted at one end to the rear part of the slidable table, at the side edge thereof (see dotted lines, Fig. 2), and at'its other end pivoted to the upper part of the door, whereby when the door is opened and swung down the said rod will draw the table' forward, yand when the dooris closed said drawrod 28 will also serve to move said tablev back into the cabinet. And so that this operation will also operate the swinging section of the top of the cabinet, said swinging section is connected by a rod 29 to t-he slidable table 6i' Sipptingboaribeing pivoted at its lower end adjacent the pivot connection of therod 28 so that the rods 28 and Q9 will come together when the 'cabinet is closed. It will be noted that a pair of these rods is located at each side of the sliding board or table, as' shown in the drawings.

It will be noted that in the construction of the top and bottom portions of the cabinet, and by reason of the rabbets at the ends of the side and end pieces of the same, 4in conjunction with the overlapping molding strips, sockets are formed which receive the tenoned ends of the corner-posts, so that in assembling these parts lit is only necessary to step the corner posts into the sockets of the bottom portion or base of the cabinet, and then place the topon said posts so that the tenoned ends of the latter will engage the sockets in said top, the glass panels being slipped in place between the posts before the top is applied. The weight of the top, in conjunction with the glass panels, will, therefore, hold the parts of the cabinet together; but asthe sockets 50rl which receive the tenoned ends of the front posts open out forwardly (see Fig. 5) these posts are coin iiected at top and bottom by ordinary woodscrews 30. As will beseen, therefore, only four screws are necessary to secure thc cabinet; but in some instancesl l may use four' additional screws for the top and bottom of the rear corner-posts. v

In order that the sill piece et which carries the door'lmay be removable with said door, and therefore obviate the necessity of unhinging said door, the ends of said sill- 4piece. are `-tenoned (see Fig) to fit in recesses 3l at the inner side of the side pieces 1 and opening out at the front end thereof,

said sill-piece being secured in place by the screws 30 which are let into the lower part of the cabinet through the molding 7, post 8 and side pie-ce 1. The recesses 31 are con- 'tinuations of the recesses or grooves which receive the bottom board 3 (see Fig. ln knocking down the cabinet.' the screws at the top are first removed, and then the top is lifted from the, corner-posts and the operating rods for the slidable table disconnected. The glass panels are now slid ont in an upward direction, the screws at the bottom removed, and lafter disconnecting the posts from the Sockets in the base the then. placed ,directly upon the bottom or base section, and the posts placed in the space between the slidable table and bottoni board. Ofcourse the posts and other parts llt) may be suitably protected against rubbing by Wrapping them with burlap. When the 899,945 l i g :3

parts are packed in this mannerthey will occupy comparatively little space and will he better protected when boxed or crated for shipment.

The operation of assembling the parts in cabinet form lis very simple, asv above'explained, and can be accomplished by anunskilled person with verylittle explanation.

Theparticular construction of the table and its guides and slides provides that these parts may be easily kept clean, the rounded upper edge of the lowerslides preventing the accumulation of particles of cheese thereon. o

Having tlms described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, isz-' 'l 1i In a knockdown cheese -cab1net, the

combination, of a bottom section. having post sockets at the corners thereof and open-end recesses at the forward end of said bottom section, corner posts removably engaging the sockets and having grooves at their edges, side and end panels removably engaging the grooves in the corner-posts, a top section having sockets to receive the corner posts, a door for thefront of the cabinet, a sill-piece hinged to the door and at its ends adapted to remoif'ably engage4 the open-cnd recesses in the bottom section, and screws connecting the top and bottom sections to the front corner-posts, the lower screws passing into the sill-piece, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth. i

2. Ina knockdown cheese cabinet, the combination, of a bottom section having postsockets at its corners and open-end recesses `at 4the frontA end thereof, corner-posts tenoned to removably engage the lsockets and havin@ ofrooves at their edees side and end panels 'removably engaging t-he grooves in the corner-posts, a top .section ha vmg sockets to receive the upper tenoned ends of the ront of the cabinet, a sill-piece hinged to the door and at its ends adapted to removably engage the open-end recesses in the bottom section, and means for securing the front posts'to the top and bottom sections and to the sill-pieceg together with autable or supporting board slidably mounted on the bottom of the cabinet, and rods connecting said supporting-board tov the hinged door substantially as shown and described.

3. ln a knoekdown cheese cabinet, the com bina'tion, of a 'bott-cm section having post sockets at its corners and open-end recesses at lthe front end thereof, cornerposts tenoned to removably engage the sockets and having. grooves at-theiredges, side and end panels renovably engaging the grooves in the corneiiposts, atop comprising a stationary section and a swinging section hinged thereto, the stationary section having 0stsockets to receive the upper tenoned en s of the corner-posts, a door@ for the front of the' open-end recesses in the bottom section, and

means for securing the front posts to the top and bottom sections and to the sill-piece; together with a 'table orl supporting-board slidably mounted on the bottomA of the cabinet, and rods connecting said board to the swinging door and hinged top section.

' 4. In a knockdown cheese-cabinet, the combination, of a bottom section comprising a bottom board, sides and an end, the side and end pieces being rabbeted at their ends and having molding strips which overlie the rabbets and form sockets, atop comprising side and end pieces rabbeted at their ends and having molding strips overlying the rabbets to provide sockets, corner-posts the ends of Which are tenoned to removably engage the socket-s in the top and bottom sections, panels located between the'corner-posts and removably engaging the same, and a door hinged i to -t-he front of thecabinet, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a knockdown cheese-cabinet, the combination, of a 4bottom section comprising a bottom board, sides and a rear end, the slde and end pieces being rabbeted at their ends and having molding strips which overlie the rabbets to form sockets and the side pieces provided with open-end recesses at their forward ends, a top comprising side and end pieces rabbeted at their ends and having molding strips overlying the rabbets to provide sockets, miner-posts the ends of which are tenoned to engage the sockets in the top and bottom sections, said posts being grooved at the edges, and panels removably engaging the grooves in the corner-posts; together with a door for the front of the cabinet, a sill-piece hinged to the door andadapted to engage the aforesaid open-end recesses in the bot-tom-section, and means for securing the corner posts to the top and bottom vsections and to the sill-piece.

G. In a knockdown cl-ieese-cabinet, the combination, of a bottom section comprising a bottom board, sides', and a rear end, theside and end pieces being rabbeted at their ends and, having molding strips which overlie the rabbets to. form sockets and the side pieces provided -with open-end recesses at their front ends, a top con'iprising two sect-ions hinged. together, one of said sections having depending side and end pieces rabbeted at their ends and provided with molding strips which overlie the rabbets to form sockets, corner-posts the end of which are tenoned to engage the sockets in the bottom and top sections, panels slidably engaging the posts, a door for the front of the cabinet, and a sill hinged to the door and adapted at its ends to engage the aforesaid open-end recesses in the bottom section, the parts being secured at the corners by screws passing through the name to this specification in the presence of joint; together With table or snpportintwo Subscribing Witnesses. boar slidab mounte in the bottom o t e f x s y T cabinet, and yrod-s 'connected to said. board CHARLBJS C' BLG TM 5 und to the door and hinged section of the Witnesses:

top. H. G. SHADE,

In testimony whereof I have signed my H. W. GLADHILL. 

